Every adventure is truely as unique as the people on board.. this means on any adventure you can kayak, fish, SCUBA dive, paddleboard, free dive or spearfish, snorkel, walk, explore, watch the wildlife, immerse yourself in the history, enjoy the fresh seafood, get lost behind your camera or simply relax in the hot tub.. it's up to YOU!

Just get yourself to Te Anau or Manapouri if your heading to Fiordland or Bluff if Stewart Island is your destination and we'll take care of everything from there..

An ecosystem restoration involves the entire system.. above as well as below the water.

We noticed rubbish on the seafloor in bays we anchor and play around and have been picking up bits and pieces where we could... we know about the ongoing battle to eradicate Underia which is threatening Fiordlands marine ecosystem and know there are other biosecurity threats on their way... so we keep a clean vessel pass, avoid effected areas and clean client gear... we've noticed a decline in the fishery and are only catching for the table whilst advocating for full utilisation...

However we feel that that is no longer enough and decided to start an annual TamateaBLUE adventure.. focusing on underwater cleanups, as well as raise awareness and action around biosecurity and the need to think about sustainable fisheries even in such a seemingly abundant and wild place as Fiordland.

The pilot adventure was run in November 2019 in conjunction with GhostDiving NZ and with the support of the Fiordland Marine Guardians, LegaSEA as well as wonderful volunteers. We removed around 2t of rubbish from just one little bay in Tamatea Dusky Sound in only two days.

Now TamateaBLUE is an annual event to look after everything beneath the surface of Fiordland waters.

Make A Difference and become a MAD - June/July every year.

Join us onboard Flightless to help us restore Tamatea and with that one of the 'last frontiers'. We have space for 4 'MAD - make a difference' volunteers at $2000pp to cover helicopter transfers, fuel and food for the four days onboard. Get in touch to find out how to make it happen.

Fusing science and adventure.. Join us on this unique expedition and get a feel for why geology 'rocks'!

Be onboard with geologists as they research & learn what makes Zealandia and Fiordland so special beyond what appears on the surface. We've had the pleasure of working with Josh, Keith, Elana, Rose, Richard and Harold since 2018 across a number of expeditions and look forward to continuing their journey with them. Their project just secured three more years of funding and by you joining we might be able to stretch some of that.

Research is the reason for this adventure and with that the main focus. So if you're happy learning knowing that your very presence helps fund new learning and seeing what fits around that in terms of cruising, hunting, fishing, kayaking, paddle boarding, SCUBA diving, walking or simply relaxing in the hot tub on the top deck then we'd love to have you onboard!

The upcoming adventure will fly into Tamatea / Dusky Sound to then travel north to Doubtful Sound before heading back south so it will include coastal journeys which are beautiful in their own right but not for everybody.. smile..

Have a look at the video below to get a taste of the wonderful humans you'll be adventuring with as well as some backdrop of just how special their work is.

Swim in New Zealand’s most remote, unspoilt and beautiful locations. You’ll find some truly special inhabitants – bottlenose dolphins, New Zealand fur seals (kekeno), Fiordland crested penguins (tawaki), and blue penguins (korora). On a lucky day, you may even see whales, which swim by where the continental shelf comes close to the coast.

The adventure… Helicopter (transfers included) in to our exclusive live aboard charter vessel with its own HOT TUB – YES A HOT TUB! Also on board… kayaks, stand up paddle boards, a 4M RIB a fresh water maker and washer and drier. All the comforts while you enjoy RealSwim in a Kiwi paradise.

The Swimming… water temperatures average 14C-16C making this a wetsuit recommended trip. Swims of between 2-5km (weather dependent and shaped to meet the fitness, ability and motivation of the group) . Fiordland offers so many aspects there is nearly always somewhere ‘weather protected’ we can seek out in order to find superb swim conditions.